The Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) (England) Order 2000

PART III ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

Interpretation

7.—(1) In this Part—

“Central Lists Regulations” means the Central Rating Lists (England) Regulations 2000(1);

“the central list” means the central non-domestic rating list for England compiled on 1st April 2000;

“class of hereditaments” means the hereditaments falling to be shown in the central list in relation to a designated person by virtue of regulation 4 of and Part 2 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations(2);

“designated person” means a person designated by regulation 3(1) of and named in Part 2 of the Schedule to the Central Lists Regulations;

“recalculation factor” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the factor determined in relation to that class in accordance with article 9 or 10, as the case may be;

“relevant year” means any year for which a rateable value falls to be determined in accordance with this Order and “relevant preceding year” means the year preceding a relevant year; and

“standard formula” in relation to a class of hereditaments means the formula

T + U,

where—

a

T is the amount specified in the Schedule to this Order in relation to that class; and

b

U is the recalculation factor applicable to that class in respect of the relevant year.

(2) Any reference in this Part to hereditaments occupied by a person includes a reference, in the case of unoccupied hereditaments, to hereditaments owned by that person, references to occupation being construed accordingly.

(3) Any reference in this Part or in the Schedule to a designated person by name is to the company bearing that name on 1st January 2000.

Rateable values

8.  In the case of each class of hereditaments, paragraphs 2 to 2C of Schedule 6 to the Act shall not apply, and its rateable value—

(a) in the year beginning on 1st April 2000 shall be the amount specified in relation to it in the Schedule; and

(b) in any subsequent year shall be the amount produced by applying the standard formula in relation to that class.

Transmission hereditaments: recalculation factor

9.  In relation to each class of hereditaments listed in Part A of the Schedule the recalculation factor in respect of a relevant year shall be the figure produced for that class by applying the formula—

Tk - KK

where—

• T is the amount specified in relation to that class in the Schedule;

• k is the estimated number of circuit kilometres of main transmission line occupied by the designated person as respects that class on 31st March in the relevant preceding year; and

• K is the estimated number of circuit kilometres of main transmission line occupied by that person on 31st March 2000.

Distribution hereditaments: recalculation factor

10.  In relation to each class of hereditaments listed in Part B of the Schedule, the recalculation factor in respect of a relevant year shall be the figure produced for that class by applying the formula—

Tv - VV

where—

• T is the amount specified in relation to that class in the Schedule;

• v is the estimated installed transformer capacity (measured in kilovoltamperes) of all the electricity transformation plant occupied by the designated person as respects that class on 31st March in the relevant preceding year; and

• V is the estimated installed transformer capacity (measured in kilovoltamperes) of such plant on 31st March 2000.

Revocations and savings

11.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following are hereby revoked—

(a) the Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) Order 1994(3);

(b) the Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) (Amendment) Order 1995(4); and

(c) article 2 of the Electrical Supply Industry and Water Undertakers (Rateable Values) Amendment Order 1996(5) and article 1 to the extent that it has effect for the purposes of article 2.

(2) Without prejudice to section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978(6), the provisions of the Orders mentioned in paragraph (1) shall continue to have effect for the purposes of, and for purposes connected with—

(a) any alteration of a local or central non-domestic rating list compiled before 1st April 2000; or

(b) any provision made by regulations under section 58(7) (special provision for 1995 onwards) of the Act as to the chargeable amount as regards a hereditament for a relevant period as defined in that section.

(1)

S.I. 2000/525.

(2)

Regulation 4 is made under section 53(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

(3)

S.I. 1994/3282, amended by S.I. 1995/962 and S.I. 1996/912. This Order continues in effect the Electricity Supply Industry (Rateable Values) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2475) and the Electricity Generators (Rateable Values) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2474) in relation to non-domestic rating lists in force before 1st April 1995.

(4)

S.I. 1995/962.

(5)

S.I. 1996/912.

(6)

1978 c. 30.

(7)

Section 58 is amended by paragraph 68 of Schedule 13 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), section 2 of the Non-Domestic Rating Act 1994 (c. 3) and section 1 of the Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29). Regulations under section 58 are S.I. 1994/3279, 1995/961, 1678 and 3322, 1996/911 and 3214, 1997/960 and 3017, 1999/3379 and 2000/936.